Rob is everywhere now.

SleeperNFL@SleeperNFL
The Rams reportedly believe Matthew Stafford’s lack of training camp reps last year was a “critical form of load management,” and plan to manage his reps again this offseason.

Stafford returned and had “the best season of his life.”

“Hey, buddy…”. A patient Matthew Stafford quietly suggests to a young, green Ty Simpson that he has not put his helmet on properly.

from PFF, 10 NFL players who could become first-time All-Pros in 2026: https://www.pff.com/news/10-nfl-players-who-could-become-first-time-all-pros-in-2026

…

S Kam Kinchens, Los Angeles Rams

Kinchens went from a well-kept secret to a breakout force in 2025, playing to a 78.0 overall PFF grade across 975 snaps for the Rams’ sound defense. Kinchens’ 81.9 PFF coverage grade was the sixth-highest among his positional counterparts, and he finished in the 75th percentile in coverage mark at safety.

What would enable Kinchens to become a true star is more balanced work vs. the run, although he took a step in the right direction with a 6.4% run stop rate last season. Working alongside new top-tier cornerback duo Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson — and bringing Kam Curl back into the fold — could spark the former third-round pick to blossom even more in Chris Shula’s defense, which might better its 10th-place finish in EPA per play.

Zach Brandon@MVP_Mindset
Matthew Stafford shares how his QB coach, Dave Ragone, once studied his performance after turnovers and sacks.

They found his stats on the next possession are exponentially better than league average.

“I just equate that to being able to compartmentalize…Be honest and real about it and not ultra emotional.”

In performance environments, your execution on the next play often depends on how long you stay attached to the last one.

The key is not wasting energy arguing with reality and training yourself to respond and re-engage quickly.

InefficientNFL@InefficientNFL
There is a stat out there that is a bit dated now (Detroit days) but it showed QB Win Probability compared to expected by situation. Stafford was by far the best comeback QB. Rodgers for comparison struggled to comeback but was good with a lead. Peyton was strong across board.

Tej Seth@tejfbanalytics
The study in question,

from Bill Barnwell, 2026 NFL offseason: NFC teams’ best and worst deals, picks–https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48866785/2026-nfl-offseason-nfc-teams-best-worst-moves-trades-signings-draft-picks-contracts

Los Angeles Rams

Best: Signing Jaylen Watson as part of the cornerback revolution. The Rams’ cornerbacks were often found wanting in their losses a year ago. They made a big move, trading a first-round pick to the Chiefs for Trent McDuffie, who then signed a four-year, $124 million contract extension as the team’s new top cornerback.

Given the terms, I might like the move to sign Watson for three years and $51 million more. Watson will make $34 million over the next two years, and while he doesn’t have the inside-outside flexibility or playmaking ability at the line of scrimmage that McDuffie does, he is an excellent cover cornerback with plenty of experience in difficult situations behind those Steve Spagnuolo blitzes. Watson has allowed passer ratings of 75.4 and 79.0 over the past two seasons, and he posted a microscopic 1.5% missed tackle rate last year.

The Chiefs were perfectly comfortable with Watson covering the opposing team’s top receiver at times in 2025. We saw big wideouts like A.J. Brown and Jaxon Smith-Njigba torment the Rams last season, and Watson’s 6-foot-2 frame should help against those large targets in 2026. After the Rams played dime defense more often than any other team last season, the additions of McDuffie and Watson should allow them to play it even more this upcoming season.

Worst: Not adding more offensive line depth. There was consternation about the Rams not using the 13th pick to add another receiver, but I’m not sure that was really warranted. If the Rams are going to live in 13 personnel again in 2025, they should be covered with Puka Nacua and Davante Adams (and no receiver they drafted was going to be a suitable replacement for the former). They did draft another tight end in Max Klare, giving them five who might be active on game days between Klare, Colby Parkinson, Tyler Higbee, Terrance Ferguson and Davis Allen.

When the Rams have struggled or disappointed, though, it has usually been because the O-line has been missing key contributors. Think about the team that fell apart in 2022 and how many linemen it was forced to turn to throughout the season. In 2024, the Eagles were able to attack center Beaux Limmer, who was forced into the lineup when the Jonah Jackson/Steve Avila positional switch didn’t take. The entire 2025 NFL season might have turned on Justin Dedich taking a procedural penalty while filling in for the injured Kevin Dotson in Week 16, costing the Rams a touchdown early in their loss to the Seahawks that eventually decided the division and home-field advantage.

That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but the Rams do need offensive line depth, especially now that right tackle Rob Havenstein has retired. Coach Sean McVay will promote Warren McClendon Jr. to the starting role and used a third-round pick on Keagen Trost, but the Rams don’t have a swing tackle they would trust for any length of time on the left side or a good backup guard. Finding the former might be tough, but adding a veteran guard between now and the start of the season would be a quietly important addition for a Rams team with championship aspirations.

Trent McDuffie stifles the 49ers offense! -2024 pic.twitter.com/IdcVXH2qhR

— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) May 27, 2026

from 2023 NFL redraft: Top QBs swap places as Day 3 steals — plus a UDFA — crash a wildly different Round 1–https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-redraft-panthers-cj-stroud-texans-bryce-young/

…

As it happens, CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco just dropped his three-years-later 2023 NFL Draft regrades last week. While Prisco gave the real-life Dallas Cowboys an “F” after first-rounder Mazi Smith didn’t work out, our re-draft aims to fix that, but along the offensive line. And Prisco was right to give an A+ to the Rams and Seahawks for their historic hauls

…

3. Houston Texans: Puka Nacua, WR, BYU
Drafted: No. 177 overall by Rams | My final big board: No. 154
Original pick: Will Anderson Jr., EDGE, Alabama

Will Anderson Jr. was such a good pick here, and the cost, it turns out, was not prohibitive either. But rules are rules, so instead, the Texans get Bryce Young a legit weapon in Puka Nacua.

You might argue that the Texans WR room is pretty deep, but we still don’t know when Tank Dell will be 100% — he was also in the 2023 class, so he’s technically a free agent in this exercise … as is sixth-rounder Xavier Hutchinson — and I love the idea of Nacua and Nico Collins on the field together.

18. Detroit Lions: Byron Young, EDGE, Tennessee
Drafted: No. 77 overall by Rams | My final big board: No. 65
Original pick: Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa

Young has 29 sacks in three seasons, including 12 in 2025 — which is tied for second among pass rushers from the 2023 class behind Tuli Tuipulotu. Young is an older player for the 2023 class (he’s 28, while Anderson is just 24), but that’s not necessarily a bad thing; sure, maybe his ceiling is lower — but it was already pretty high when he arrived in the league.

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kobie Turner, DL, Wake Forest
Drafted: No. 89 overall by Rams | My final big board: No. 224
Original pick: Calijah Kancey, DL, Pittsburgh

Kobie Turner was a combine snub, again showing that the combine isn’t a prerequisite to not only getting drafted (and Turner was a Day 2 pick) but also being one of the best players in your draft class. Also: this re-draft confirms just how good the Rams’ draft haul was — they have four players going in the first round here, none of whom were actual first-rounders in 2023.

25. Buffalo Bills: Steve Avila, OG, TCU
Drafted: No. 36 overall by Rams | My final big board: No. 60
Original pick: Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah

O’Cyrus Torrence has been really good for the Bills, but Steve Avila has maybe been a little better in L.A. for the Rams, where he’s played solely at left guard. He’ll have to move to right guard in Buffalo, but I’d expect him to play close to the same level.